Improved metallic bootstrap



tutta AMM DAVID FORRES'I, OF EASTPORT, MAINE, ASSIGNORTO IIIMSELF AND JAMES ELDRIDGE, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 88,380, dated Mci/rch 30, 1869.

IMPROVED METALLIC BOOT-STRAP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID Fonnnsr, of Eastport, in the county of Washington, and State of Maine, have `invented a new and usefull Improvement in Metallic vFigures 1, 2, and 3, are side views of a boot-top, showying diiferent modifications of my invention.

Similar' letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention is designed to supersede the ordinary leather boot-straps, which are very liable to be torn oft' in drawing ou tight boots, and which are frequently in the way, and occasion considerable annoyance, especially when of a rigid material.

My invention consists in making;` the strap, or the principal portion thereof, of metal, and applying` it to the boot-top in such a manner as to avoid all inconvenience or annoyance, and at the same time be' rigidly attached to the .boot-top, so that it cannot be pulled off', or separated therefrom in drawing on the boot.

In the accompanying sheet of' drawings- A represents a boot-top, and B, iig. l, is ashank, of sheet-metal, which is secured by a rivet, a, between the inner surface of the leather and the lining of the boottop, the lower end of the shank being hooked into the lining, as shown by the dotted lines in iig'. 1, at b.

'lo the upper end of the shank B there is attached a handle, C, which may be of wood, the handle being iirmly attached to the shank by a rivet, c, or by other means.

In this instance, the handle C is a trifle above the boot-top, but by having the shank attached to the outer side ofthe boot-top, as shown in iig. 2, the handle may be a trie below, or even with the upper edge of the boot-top.

In the latter case, the lower end of shank' B is made broad, as shown at el, and secured tothe bobt-t'op by rivets e. f

The handle G is bent laterally, to contorni to the shape of the boot-leg, and is provided, upon its under side, with two recesses, to receive the lingers in drawing on the boot.

In tig. 3, a modification of the invention is shown, D being a metal plate, which is secured by rivets, f, to the boot-top, and lhas a rod, E, connected to its top edge by a hinge, or joint, g.

To the outer end of the rod E, a handle, F, is at" tached. This rod and handle, when not in use, drop down by the outer side of the boot-top, and in drawing on a boot, the handle is raised, so that the rod E will extend outward from the boot-top.

It will of course be understood that there is a strap attached to each side of` the boot-top, and about in the same position as the ordinary straps.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The metallic boot-strap, when constructed as described, o' the elastic metal shank B, secured. to the side ofthe boot-leg, and provided, at its top, with the curved handle C, recessed upon its under side, as herein described, for the purpose specified.

DAVID FORREST.

Witnesses:

R. B. CLARK, ELIAS S. KENNY. 

